1"Reskilling" is something that sounds like a buzzword but is actually a requirement if we plan to have a future where a lot of would-be workers do not get left behind.
主干主语:"Reskilling";谓语:is;表语:something
结构主干为主系表结构。something 后接定语从句 that sounds like a buzzword but is actually a requirement,从句内 but 连接两个并列谓语;requirement 后又套一个 if 引导的条件状语从句,其中 future 再被 where 引导的定语从句修饰。三层嵌套,需理清 each 从句的归属。
译文“再培训”听起来像个时髦口号,但如果我们想拥有一个不让大量潜在劳动者掉队的未来,它实际上是一项刚性需求。
考点that 定语从句中并列谓语 sounds...but is... 共用一个主语 that · where 引导定语从句修饰 future,相当于 in which,不要误认为地点状语
2We know we are moving into a period where the jobs in demand will change rapidly, as will the requirements of the jobs that remain.
主干主语:We;谓语:know;宾语:(省略that的)宾语从句 we are moving into a period
结构know 后接省略 that 的宾语从句;period 被 where 引导的定语从句修饰;逗号后 as will the requirements... 是 as 引导的比较/方式状语从句,采用倒装(助动词 will 提到主语前),表示“……也同样如此”,从句内还嵌套 that remain 修饰 jobs。
译文我们知道,我们正步入这样一个时期:热门岗位将迅速变化,留存下来的岗位对技能的要求也同样会迅速变化。
考点as will the requirements 为倒装结构,as 意为“也如此”,避免译成“因为”或“随着” · where 引导定语从句修饰 period,表“在……时期”
3For individual companies, the temptation is always to let go of workers whose skills are no longer in demand and replace them with those whose skills are.
主干主语:the temptation;谓语:is;表语:to let go of workers...and replace them with those...
结构For individual companies 为句首状语;表语由并列不定式 to let go of...and (to) replace... 构成;workers 后接 whose 引导的定语从句,those 后也接 whose 引导的定语从句,第二个从句末尾 are 后省略了 in demand,形成对比结构。
译文对单个公司而言,诱惑始终是:裁掉那些技能不再吃香的员工,换上技能正合需求的人。
考点whose 引导定语从句,whose = of whom,表所属 · those whose skills are (in demand) 中的省略,those 指代 workers,需补全省略成分才能理解
4Efforts in Canada and elsewhere have been arguably languid at best, and have given us a situation where we frequently hear of employers begging for workers, even at times and in regions where unemployment is high.
主干主语:Efforts;谓语:have been...and have given;宾语:us a situation(双宾)
结构and 连接两个并列谓语 have been 和 have given;give sb sth 双宾结构中,a situation 后接 where 引导的定语从句;从句内 even at times and in regions 为让步性补充成分,其后又嵌套一个 where 引导的定语从句修饰 times and regions。两个 where 从句层次不同,需区分。
译文加拿大及其他地方的努力充其量只能说是迟缓乏力的,结果造成了这样一种局面:我们常常听到雇主招不到工人——即使在失业率很高的时期和地区也是如此。
考点两个 where 从句:前者修饰 situation,后者修饰 times and regions,注意层次 · at best“充其量”与 arguably“可以说”连用,表委婉的负面评价
5When forced to furlough 90 per cent of their cabin staff, Scandinavian Airlines decided to start up a short retraining program that reskilled the laid-off workers to support hospital staff.
主干主语:Scandinavian Airlines;谓语:decided;宾语:to start up a short retraining program
结构句首 When forced to furlough... 是状语从句的省略形式,完整为 When (they were) forced...,逻辑主语须与主句主语一致;program 后接 that 引导的定语从句,从句中 reskilled...to support... 含目的状语。
译文在被迫让90%的乘务人员休无薪假时,北欧航空公司决定启动一个短期再培训项目,把这些被解雇的员工培训成医院工作人员的支援力量。
考点When forced... 为省略式时间状语,省略了 they were,需确认逻辑主语一致 · furlough“使暂时休假/停职”为疫情高频词,laid-off workers 指被裁员工